Copy-holder.



PATENTED MAY 24, 1904.

M. L. MoALONEY.

COPY HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED DEC. 24, 1903.

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Patented May 24, 1904.

A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARGARET LENORE MoALONEY, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

COPY-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 760,910, dated May 24,1904.

Application filed December 24, 1903. Serial Nol86,5l3. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARGARET LENoRE Mo- ALoNEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the countyof King and State of VVashington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Copy-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in copy-holders, and has specialreference to a device of this .class embodying means for indicatingsuccessively the lines of the copy.

Among numerous objects attained by this invention and readily understoodfrom the following specification and accompanying drawings,incli1ded asa part thereof, is the production of a simplified and inexpensive devicefor indicating successively the lines of a copy and which embodiesessential features of adaptability, utility, and general efiiciency.

The above mentioned and other objects equally as desirable are attainedby the constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts asdisclosed on the drawings, set forth in this specification, andsuccinctly pointed out in the appended claims.

With reference to the drawings filed herewith and bearing like referencecharacters for corresponding parts throughout, Figure 1 is a view inperspective of the device shown with a portion of the copy-plate brokenaway, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device.

This invention includes a frame of suitable construction to support theseveral parts and which as now considered comprises a baseplate 10 and astandard 11, composed of opposite posts, as 12 and 14, of unequal lengthand an upper and a lower cross-piece,(marked, respectively, 14 and 15.)To the longer post 12 is secured a suitable copy-plate 16 upon which thecopy is fastened in any desired manner, as by removable paper-clips orrubber bands stretched about the plate, and rearwardly of this plate isa vertically-movable carrier for the liner and which consists of a bar17 of considerable length, having closelyassociated teeth on one sideedge and slidably mounted for longitudinal movement in suitableapertures formed in the cross-pieces 14 and 15. Mounted on the upper endof this carrier is the liner 18, consisting of a horizontal bar havingone end portion bent to substantially U shape, so as to embrace thecopyplate 16, and this bar is secured at the end of the short stem tothe carrier in any suitable manner, so that the longer stem will lieacross the face of said plate and act as a liner in reading the copy.Attached to the liner 18 is a suitable marker consisting of a section ofordinary lead-pencil, as 19, which is engaged in a suitable apertureformed in the liner substantially midway its length, so that the pointof the pencil will serve to mark the copy as the liner moves, andthereby make a mark across the lines over which the liner passes.

The carrier 17 is yieldingly retracted or raised by means of a weight20, attached to the free end of a cord or the like 21, which passes overan idler 22, consisting of a grooved pulley rotatably mounted on asuitable axle supported by opposite lugs 23, which are arranged on therear side surface of post 14 at the upper end, and this cord is securedto a rearwardly-extending arm 24, connected with the lower end of thecarrier and suitably bent to embrace the post 14.

Reference-numeral 25 indicates an operating-lever which is related tothe carrier, and this lever is fulcrumed at the rear end on a suitablepin 25, supported by lugs 26, attached to post 14' adjacent its base,and the lever extends through a suitable slot in the post 12 and isretracted by a suitable opencoil spring 27, arranged between base 10 andthe forward end of the lever. Pivotally connected with this lever is avertically-disposed rod 28, which fits slidably in a suitable apertureformed in cross-piece 15 and is provided with oppositelaterally-projecting lugs 29 at the upper endhaving correspondingapertures. Between these lugs is a spring-pressed pawl 30,which isarranged to engage the teeth on the carrier as the operating-lever isdepressed, and this pawl is fixedly mounted on a suitable pin fitting inthe apertures in said lugs and having one end portion bent laterally toform a trip-arm, as 31.

Mounted on cross piece 14 is a springpressed stop-pawl 32,which isarranged to engage with the teeth on the carrier and secure same frombeing retracted as the operatinglever is returning after eachdepression. This pawl is fixedly mounted on a suitable pin which fits incorresponding aperture provided in lugs 33, arranged on cross-piece 14,and one end portion of this pin is bent-laterally to form a trip-arm, as34.

Related to the pawls 30 and 32 is a trip-lever 35, which is fulcrumed atone end on a suitable pin 35, supported on lugs 36, arranged on base 10,adjacent post 14, and this lever is retracted by a suitable open coilspring 37, arranged between said base and the forward end of the lever.Pivotally connected with this lever is a vertically-disposed rod 38,which fits slidably in suitable apertu res formed in the cross-pieces ofthe frame, and on this rod are laterally-projecting triplugs 39, whichare arranged to strike the triparms of the pawls 30 and 32 as thetrip-lever is depressed, and thereby throw the pawls clear of the teethon the carrier, when the retracting-weight will act to raise thecarrier.

To conveniently limit the movement of the operating-lever, I haveprovided verticallyadjustable stop 40, consisting of an L-shaped pieceslidably mounted on the rear side of post 12, with the foot partextending inwardly, and on rod 28 is a strike-lug 41, arranged tocontact with said foot part as the rod moves downwardly. This stop 40 isconveniently secured in adjusted position by means of a thumb-nut 42,which engages with the outer end of a screw-threaded stud 43, mounted onthe stop and projecting through a verticallyelongated slot 44, formed inpost 12. By moving this stop up or down the length of the movement ofthe operating-lever can be regulated to advance the carrier the space ofone or more of the teeth thereon at each depression of said lever andthe space the liner will move at each step thereby regulated inconformity with the spacing of the lines on the copy.

The operation of the device will be readily understood, as when desiredto advance the liner the operating-lever is depressed until thestrike-lug on rod 28 engages stop 40, thus causing pawl 30 to advancethe carrier and liner one step, when the stop-pawl 32 will engage withthe teeth on the carrier as the operating lever is retracted by spring27. When desired to return the liner to the top of the copy-plate, thetrip-lever is depressed to bring the trip-lugs thereon into engagementwith the trip-arms on the pawls, and thereby throws the pawl out ofengagement with the teeth on the carrier, when the retracting-weightwill act to raise the carrier.

This device is simple and inexpensive of construction, has few partslikely to get out of order, and, furthermore, the parts thereof arecompactly arranged.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States of America, is

1. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, and avertically-disposed copy-plate, of a vertically-movable toothed bar, aliner attached thereto, yielding means for retracting said bar, anoperating-lever, a pawl connected with said lever and arranged to engagewith the teeth on said bar, a stop-pawl, and means to trip said pawls.

2. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, and avertically-disposed copy-plate, of a vertically-movable toothed bar, aliner attached thereto, a retracting-weight connected with said bar, anoperating-lever, a springpressed pawl connected with said lever andarranged to engage with the teeth on said bar, a stop-pawl, and means totrip said pawls.

3. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, and avertically-disposed copy-plate, of a vertically-movable toothed bar, aliner attached thereto, a retracting-weight connected with said bar, anoperating-lever, a springpressed pawl connected with said lever andarranged to engage with the teeth on said bar, a stop-pawl, atrip-lever, and trips for said pawls connected with the trip-lever.

4. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, and avertically-disposed copy-plate, of a vertically-movable toothed bar, aliner attached thereto, a retracting-Weight connected with said bar, anoperating-lever, a verticallydisposed rod connected with said lever, aspring-pressed pawl pivotally supported on said rod and arranged toengage with the teeth on said bar and having a trip-arm, a springpressedstop-pawl having a trip-arm, a triplever, a vertically-disposed rodconnected with the trip-lever and having trip-lugs related to saidtrip-arms.

5. In a copy-holder, the combination with a frame, and avertically-disposed copy-plate, of a vertically-movable toothed bar, aliner attached thereto, a retracting-weight, an idler, a cord passingover said idler and connected with said bar and weight, aspring-retracted operating-lever, a vertically-disposed rod connectedwith said lever, a spring-pressed pawl pivotally supported on said rodand arranged to engage with the teeth on said bar and having a trip-arm,a spring-pressed stop-pawl having a trip-arm, a spring-retractedtrip-lever, a vertically-disposed rod connected with the trip-lever andhaving trip-lugs related to said trip-arms, and adjustable means forlimiting the advance movement of the operatinglever.

6. A copy-holder comprising a frame consisting of a base-plate, oppositeposts and upper and lower cross-pieces, a copy-plate attached to one ofsaid posts, a vertically-movable toothed bar slidably mounted on saidcross-pieces, a liner attached to said bar, a retracting-weight, anidler, a cord passing over ITO said idler and connected with said barand Weight, a spring-retracted operating-lever, a vertically-disposedrod pivotally connected with said lever, a spring-pressed pawl pivotallysupported on said rod and adapted to engage With the teeth on said barand having a trip-arm, a spring-pressed stop-pawl having a trip-arm, aspring-retracted trip-lever, a vertically-disposed rod pivotallyconnected with the trip-lever and having trip-lugs related I O to saidtrip-arms, and adjustable means for limiting the movement of saidoperating-lever. Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 7 th day ofDecember, 1903.

MARGARET LENORE MOALONEY. Witnesses:

D. E. FREDERICK, H. S. NETTLETON.

